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tart
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tart 1  (tärt)
adj. tart·er, tart·est
1. Having a sharp pungent taste; sour. See Synonyms at sour.
2. Sharp or bitter in tone or meaning; cutting.

[Middle English, from Old English teart, severe; see der- in Indo-European roots.]

tartly adv.
tartness n.

tart 2  (tärt)
n.
1.
a. A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings.
b. Chiefly British A pie.
2.
a. A prostitute.
b. A woman considered to be sexually promiscuous.
tr.v. tart·ed, tart·ing, tarts Chiefly British
To dress up or make fancy in a tawdry, garish way. Often used with up.

[Middle English tarte, from Old French, perhaps alteration of tartane, from Late Latin torta, a kind of bread.]

tart1
n
(Cookery) a pastry case often having no top crust, with a sweet filling of fruit, jam, custard, etc.
[from Old French tarte, of uncertain origin; compare Medieval Latin tarte]

tart2
adj
1. (of a flavour, food, etc.) sour, acid, or astringent
2. cutting, sharp, or caustic a tart remark
[Old English teart rough; related to Dutch tarten to defy, Middle High German traz defiance]
tartish  adj
tartishly  adv
tartly  adv
tartness  n

tart3
n
Informal a promiscuous woman, esp a prostitute: often a term of abuse See also tart up
[shortened from sweetheart]
tarty  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tarttart - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
call girl - a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone
camp follower - a prostitute who provides service to military personnel
comfort woman, ianfu - a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman"
demimondaine - a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, floozie, floozy, hooker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
white slave - a woman sold into prostitution
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
2.tart - a small open pie with a fruit filling
quiche - a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
apple tart - a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar
lobster tart - a pastry shell filled with cooked lobster
tartlet - a small tart usually used as a canape
pie - dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
3.tart - a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
pastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
apple tart - a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Adj.1.tart - tasting sour like a lemon
sour - having a sharp biting taste
2.tart - harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"
unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

tart1
noun pie, pastry, pasty, tartlet, patty a slice of home-made tart

tart2
tart3
noun (Informal) slut, prostitute, hooker (U.S. slang), whore, slag (Brit. slang), call girl, working girl (facetious slang), harlot, streetwalker, loose woman, fallen woman, scrubber (Brit. & Austral. slang), strumpet, trollop, floozy (slang), woman of easy virtue, fille de joie (French) He said I looked like a tart.
tart something up (Informal) do up, decorate, refurbish, renovate (informal), do over (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), fix up (informal), modernize, smarten up, give something a facelift (informal) They prefer to tart up their stations than improve their services.
tart yourself up (Informal) do yourself up, doll yourself up (informal), smarten yourself up, beautify yourself, make yourself up, preen yourself, titivate yourself (informal) She ran to the loo to tart herself up.
Translations
tart1 [tɑːt] ADJ
1. (= sour) [flavour, fruit] → ácido, agrio
2. (fig) [expression, remark] → áspero

tart2 [tɑːt] N
1. (Culin) (large) → tarta f; (small) → pastelillo m
jam tarttarta f de mermelada
2. (= prostitute) → puta f, furcia f (Sp) (pej) (= promiscuous woman) → fulana f
tart up VT + ADV (Brit) [+ house] → pintar, remodelar, renovar
to tart o.s. upvestirse y pintarse

tart [ˈtɑːrt]
n
(COOKERY) (large)tarte f; (small)tartelette f
an apple tart → une tarte aux pommes
jam tarts → des tartelettes à la confiture
(British) (pejorative) (= woman) → poule f >
adj
(= sharp) [flavour] → aigre
(= acid) [remark, reply, comment] → acide
tart up
vt
[+ house, room] → retaper
to tart o.s. up → se mettre sur son trente et un
to get tarted up → se mettre sur son trente et un

tart1
adj (+er)
flavour, wineherb, sauer (pej); fruitsauer
(fig) remark, mannerscharf; personschroff

tart2
n (Cook) → Obstkuchen m, → Obsttorte f; (individual) → Obsttörtchen nt; apple tartApfelkuchen m/-törtchen nt; jam tartMarmeladenkuchen m/-törtchen nt

tart3
n (Brit inf: = prostitute) → Nutte f (inf); (= loose woman)Flittchen nt (pej inf); (pej: = woman) → Schachtel f (inf)

tart1 [tɑːt] adj (fruit, flavour) → aspro/a, agro/a (fig) (remark) → caustico/a
tart up vt + adv (Brit) (fam) → agghindare
to tart o.s. up, get tarted up → farsi bello/a (pej) → agghindarsi

tart1 [tɑːt] adj (fruit, flavour) → aspro/a, agro/a (fig) (remark) → caustico/a
tart up vt + adv (Brit) (fam) → agghindare
to tart o.s. up, get tarted up → farsi bello/a (pej) → agghindarsi

tart2 [tɑːt] n
a. (Brit) (Culin) (large) → crostata; (individual) → crostatina
b. (fam, offensive) (woman) → puttana (fam!)

tart2 [tɑːt] n
a. (Brit) (Culin) (large) → crostata; (individual) → crostatina
b. (fam, offensive) (woman) → puttana (fam!)

tart1
adj tart [taːt]
sharp or sour in taste These apples taste rather tart. vrank حامِض кисел ostrý, kyselý syrlig sauer δριμύς, αψύς ácido hapukas ترش kirpeä sur חמוץ खट्टा kiseo, opor fanyar (ízű) getir súr og beiskur acerbo; agro すっぱい 시큼한 aštrus, rūgštus skābs; skāņš masam zuur besk, sur cierpki azedo acru кислый, терпкий ostrý, kyslý rezek kiselkast syrlig ซึ่งมีรสจัด ekşi 辛辣的,尖刻的 кислий ترش، کھٹا cay, chát, chua
adv tartly
vrank بِحامِضِيَّه кисело kysele syrligt sauer απότομα ácidamente hapukalt با ترشی happamasti aigrement בְּחָרִיפוּת खट्टेपन से, तीखेपन से kiselo, oporo élesen, mogorván, udvariatlanul dengan getir beisklega acerbamente; acidamente しんらつに 신랄하게 aštriai asi; dzēlīgi dgn kata-kata pedas scherp skarpt, beskt cierpko azedamente acru терпко kyslo rezko kiselkasto syrligt อย่างเผ็ดร้อน ekşice 刻薄地 кисло ترشي سے cay, chát, chua
n tartness
vrankheid حامِضِيَّه киселост kyselost, ostrost syrlighed die Säure δριμύτητα acidez hapukus ترش مزه گی happamuus aigreur עוֹקצָנוּת खट्टापन, तीखापन kiselost, oporost fanyarság, udvariatlanság, mogorvaság kegetiran beiskja asprezza; acidità すっぱさ 신랄함 aštrumas asums; dzēlīgums kepedasan kata-kata zuurachtigheid beskhet, surhet cierpki smak azedume acreală терпкость kyslosť, ostrosť ostrost kiselkastost syrlighet ความเผ็ดร้อน ekşilik 辛辣 кислотність ترشي sự cay, chát, chua

tart2
n tart [taːt]
1 a pie containing eg fruit or jam an apple tart. pastei فَطيرَه مَحْشُوَّه плодов пай ovocný koláček tærte; -tærte der Obstkuchen τάρτα tarta, pastel (puuvilja)pirukas شیرینی مربایی torttu tarte עוּגַת פֵּירוֹת टार्ट फल का बना हुआ छोटा पतला केक kolač, pita od voća gyümölcslepény kue tar ávaxtabaka torta タルト 과일 파이 pyragaitis su vaisiniu įdaru augļu pīrāgs tart taart terte placek z owocami torta tartă открытый пирог с фруктами ovocný koláčik kolač pita frukttårta ขนมพายไส้ต่าง ๆ turta 果餡餅 пиріг ايک کھانا جس ميں فروٹ يا جام ملا ہو bánh tạc
2 (slang) a prostitute. tert زانِيَه проститутка coura, běhna, děvka luder die Nutte πόρνη (λαϊκ.) fulana libu فاحشه hutsu putain זוֹנָה वेश्या kurva utcalány, prosti pelacur prostituta 売春婦 매춘부 kekšė, paleistuvė, prostitutė ielasmeita pelacur ludder dziwka шлюха prostitútka pocestnica drolja fnask หญิงโสเภณี orospu (俚)妓女 проститутка طائفہ gái điếm (俚)

tart تورتة ovocný koláč tærte Obstkuchen τάρτα pastel, tarta torttu tarte tortica crostatina タルト 타트 taartje terte tarta torta пирог mördegstårta ขนมพายไส้ต่างๆ turta bánh táo 果馅饼


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